Word Meaning 自戒

じかい jikai

自戒 is read as じかい (jikai) and means self-admonition.

Meaning

English

  1. self-admonition

Reading

Kana

じかい

Romaji

jikai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 17793 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

自重自戒

じちょうじかい

being prudent and cautious

自棄

じき

desperation

自衛隊

じえいたい

Japan Self-Defense Forces

自衛

じえい

self-defense

自己

じこ

self

自慢

じまん

pride

自我

じが

ego

自滅

じめつ

natural decay

自炊

じすい

scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself

自己紹介

じこしょうかい

self-introduction

自薦

じせん

self-recommendation

自衛官

じえいかん

Japanese Self-Defense Force official

Example Sentences

1

かれはじかいのねんをこめてにっきをかいた。

He wrote his diary with a sense of self-reflection.